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October / November Record of the month

Bridget Parslow

Who lead a walk at California Country Park for the 1st Finchamptead

Scouts and recorded soprano pipistrelles and Daubenton's over the lake

September Record of the Month

Glyn Edwards

The record was obtained from Black Country Park during one of Glyn's very successful public walks. He recorded common pipistrelles around the lakeside and numerous Daubenton's skimming across the lake's surface which the public could enjoy by torchlight.

August Record of the Month

Joanne Lucas, Bridget Parslow and James Shipman

a soprano maternity roost numbering 76 bats

July record of the month

Rose-Ann Movsovic

featuring a noctule roost numbering 11 bats at

Leighton Park School in Reading.

June Record of the Month

James Shipman

who is also the top recorder of the month

so well done James :)

This is the home of the Berkshire and South Buckinghamshire Bat Group. We are an informal but growing group working to conserve bats and their habitats in Berkshire and surrounding areas. You can catch up on the latest news here, or if you are visiting the site because you have found an injured bat please see the information here.

A little bit of history

The bat group was founded by Andrew Watson one of a handful of people in Britain studying and conserving bats BC, (Before Conservation as he puts it) in the 1950s and 60s. The bat group formed in mid 1980s as Berks Bat group with Paula Cox, trained by Andrew, then Reading & District in 1990 and finally Berks & South Bucks around 1998. Andrew effectively trained all of the original members to get the group off the ground.

Today the bat group is made up of a group of volunteers from all walks of life and with a variety of backgrounds, some of whom were originally trained by Andrew, but we are all equally batty about bats.

The pictures on the site cannot be reproduced in any form without the express written consent of the owners, please email if you would like to reproduce these pictures.

Our main aims are:

To promote and further the conservation of bats and their habitats
To raise awareness of bats and their conservation status

Our key activities include:

Recording and monitoring bat populations in Berkshire and South Buckinghamshire;
Conducting roost visits on behalf of Natural England;
Carrying out conservation projects such as bat box schemes, improving roost sites or opening and protecting potential sites;
Organising talks and educational events throughout the year;
Rescuing and rehabilitating sick and injured bats; and
Regular meetings for bat group members.